During the lesson we were given an example of a Teenage drama (Skins), for which we commented on the representation.
extract- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shjkid9qw3Y
Of course this being a teen drama, it's audience is clearly targeted at young adults. This being so, the audience needs characters to whom they can relate and recognize similar personalities in reality; such as the geek or school nerd, the popular guy/girl, the rebel etc... These are examples of characters stereotypically that may be displayed in teen dramas.
In the extract given the main characters are obviously of an age group close to that of the audience, again, to make the characters relatable for the audience. The location or situation displayed in the extract involves what seems to be a night club, which is a location associated with the audience watching further maintaining their attention. The gender types in the extract are obviously a combination of male/female, however there is a shot within the sequence of a female participating in the fight part of the extract, going against the stereotypical portrayal of females to be the weak figures who aren't expected to be the participants of a fight as much as observers. In terms of the class and status of the group of adolecents in the extract, seem to come from families with a standard income judging from the decoration of the area where the party is being held, and the costume worn, which doesn't appear to be particularly expensive.However the fact that a venue such as the one shown in the clip is the location of this party shows that the family/parents can afford to pay for such a venue, therefore aren't in a grave financial problem.
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